Seamans Grave or Kursk

"Seaman's Grave or Kursk

(In memory of the men of the Kursk)

Young, dynamic, and adventurous men
want to experience something – they enlist for sea duty,
undergoing the toughest training, and not everyone passes it –
but those who do – they are the elite,
the dream of every young girl.

A colossus of 18,000 tons made of the finest steel
equipped with electronics and the latest technology,
which can make itself invisible by diving
into the depths of the oceans and disappearing,
the dream of every young man.

Everyone on board has the utmost trust in the technology
as well as in the officers and their commander,
people who form a total unit in the tightest space
who depend on each other – are in maneuver –
and are already dreaming of their return.

A small error in the bow of the submarine escalates into an apocalypse
explosions occur – almost the entire crew perishes,
at least 23 sailors manage to escape to the rear of the submarine,
to wait there for their rescue – which they are convinced of –
they think of their families.

Out of distrust, a foreign rescue is initially declined
they try to help with their own, inadequate rescue means,
while 23 people are fighting for their lives at a depth of 100 meters…
their oxygen is almost depleted, the cold is taking its toll –
the hope for rescue is sinking.

After the recovery, it was found that a sailor
had written a letter to his wife – in which he swore her
his great love and said goodbye to her.
After that, his breath was also exhausted –
he could not continue writing.

In the depths of the Barents Sea, 118 men found death
their modern ship became a seaman's grave for them.
Women wept for their men, children for their fathers,
parents for their children, and friends for their friends –
a seaman's grave can also be without sailors.

Technical details:

Name: Kursk (Kypck) K-141
Nationality: Russian
Type of vessel: Oscar-II class submarine
Home port: Murmansk (Kola Peninsula)
Launched: January 1995
Crew: 118 crew members, non-commissioned officers, and officers
Armament: 24 missiles
Cost: approx. 1 billion US dollars
Length: 154 m
Propulsion: 2 nuclear reactors each 190 MW
Sunk: August 12, 2000, 180 km northeast of Murmansk

RICHARD  von  LENZANO
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